A Modest Beginning for the Old Country

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“Okay, so here’s the scoop. Mafia: The Old Country hit the scene on PC and consoles recently, and honestly, it’s kind of… starting slow? But hey, it’s early days. I mean, remember when you thought you flopped a test then boom, surprise A–or was that just me? Anyway, right now, it’s lagging a bit behind, at least compared to its older siblings in the Mafia game family.

So, I was digging into this—like peeling an onion, layer by layer—and the game was first whispered about in August 2024. Fast forward to August 8, 2025, voila, it drops for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. We’re talking a “Strong” rating on OpenCritic with a neat 77 average, if you care about scores. It’s got the drama, the flair, all the pizzazz of the original story style, but some folks say it’s like, playing it safe. Not the kind of risk-taking you’d want from, say, a Vegas blackjack table. You know what I mean?

Oh, the juicy data stuff? Right. So, the first weekend after its birth, 35,247 Steam peeps hit the play button all at once. I mean, that’s no small potatoes, but Mafia 3 had almost 48,000 way back in 2016. And here’s a funny thought—it’s third on Steam’s Top Sellers, nudged in by Counter-Strike 2 and Battlefield 6. Maybe the stars aligned just right? Like it’s a quiet time of the year so it’s getting its share of the limelight, or maybe it’s just good ol’ nostalgia.

Then, there’s this chart showing the history of Mafia game peaks. Something about numbers and dates; Mafia 3, the big player with 47,822 at its peak! Also, Mafia 2, back in 2011, peaked at 29,474. Can you believe it? An oldie but a goodie.

Speaking of sales, Steam numbers tell us that about 186,000 copies of The Old Country danced off digital shelves in the first 36 hours. A quick back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests week-one sales could stretch to a cool 700,000, but I dunno, is that just optimistic dreaming? It might need more of a sprint than a marathon.

Now, piecing this all together like a too-complex jigsaw, we find PC players make up about half of the large-scale AAA game sales these days. But for Mafia: The Old Country, the balance tilts, maybe it’s more like a third on the PC? PlayStation and Xbox leave breadcrumbs too—4,000 PlayStation reviews, and Xbox keeps it chill under 300.

So, bottom line, total sales aren’t exactly lighting up the night sky. Below a million, maybe. And with that, the game’s revenue is another question mark in a sea of question marks. It’s like trying to budget your next vacay without a clear destination—anything but sure.

Let’s see how the story unfolds. Bet we’ve not even seen the last plot twist.”

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